Essen vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$681
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
585K
2.33M

The cost of living in Essen is 76% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3595th and 6227th ($1525 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 6th in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13630

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691